text_original: Then, suddenly, he felt himself floating in the air, as if riding on a cloud, and found himself passing through the wall,[44] where halls and pavilions stretched away one after another, unlike the abodes of mortals. Here an old priest was preaching the Law of Buddha, surrounded by a large crowd of listeners. Mr. Chu mingled with the throng, and after a few moments perceived a gentle tug at his sleeve. Turning round, he saw the young girl above mentioned, who walked laughing away.
text_transcription: THEN SUDDENLY HE FELT HIMSELF FLOATING IN THE AIR AS IF RIDING ON A CLOUD AND FOUND HIMSELF PASSING THROUGH THE WALL WHERE HALLS AND PAVILIONS STRETCHED AWAY ONE AFTER ANOTHER UNLIKE THE ABODES OF MORTALS HERE AN OLD PRIEST WAS PREACHING THE LAW OF BUDDHA SURROUNDED BY A LARGE CROWD OF LISTENERS MISTER CHEW MINGLED WITH THE THRONG AND AFTER A FEW MOMENTS PERCEIVED A GENTLE TUG AT HIS SLEEVE TURNING ROUND HE SAW THE YOUNG GIRL ABOVE MENTIONED WHO WALKED LAUGHING AWAY
phonemes: ðˈɛn, sˈʌdənli, hiː fˈɛlt hɪmsˈɛlf flˈoʊɾɪŋ ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹ, æz ɪf ɹˈaɪdɪŋ ˌɔn ɐ klˈaʊd, ænd fˈaʊnd hɪmsˈɛlf pˈæsɪŋ θɹuː ðə wˈɔːl,[fˈɔːɹɾi fˈɔːɹ] wˌɛɹ hˈɔːlz ænd pɐvˈɪliənz stɹˈɛtʃt ɐwˈeɪ wˈʌn ˈæftɚɹ ɐnˈʌðɚ, ʌnlˈaɪk ðɪ ɐbˈoʊdz ʌv mˈɔːɹɾəlz. hˈɪɹ ɐn ˈoʊld pɹˈiːst wʌz pɹˈiːtʃɪŋ ðə lˈɔː ʌv bˈuːdə, sɚɹˈaʊndᵻd baɪ ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ kɹˈaʊd ʌv lˈɪsənɚz. mˈɪstɚ. tʃˈuː mˈɪŋɡəld wɪððə θɹˈɔŋ, ænd ˈæftɚɹ ɐ fjˈuː mˈoʊmənts pɚsˈiːvd ɐ dʒˈɛntəl tˈʌɡ æt hɪz slˈiːv. tˈɜːnɪŋ ɹˈaʊnd, hiː sˈɔː ðə jˈʌŋ ɡˈɜːl əbˌʌv mˈɛnʃənd, hˌuː wˈɔːkt lˈæfɪŋ ɐwˈeɪ.